macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install wifituilocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install wifitui with Homebrew, apk, Nix
Fast featureful friendly wifi terminal UI. Version 0.13.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-25. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#wifitui.
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Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add wifituiAlpine Linux edge package indexes · wifitui · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#wifituinixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/wi/wifitui/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Fast featureful friendly wifi terminal UI
Project links
Commands and aliases
- wifitui
history
Project history and usage
wifitui is a Go terminal interface for Wi-Fi management, created by Andrey Petrov as a faster and more featureful alternative to NetworkManager's `nmtui`. It presents saved and visible networks in a TUI, talks to NetworkManager over D-Bus, and also exposes non-interactive subcommands for scripts.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created on August 22, 2025. The README explains the author's motivation: existing tools split desirable capabilities across `nmtui` and `impala`, so wifitui tries to combine scanning, saved-network management, passphrase display, recency sorting, fuzzy filtering, QR sharing, and multiple backend support.
By release v0.13.0 on April 10, 2026, the project was still pre-1.0 but actively iterating. That release highlighted improved experimental iwd backend support, backend fallback behavior, and tests around backend availability.
Adoption history
wifitui was young but had early package-focused traction: the upstream README linked a packaging-status badge and an issue tracking publication across repositories such as nixpkgs, AUR, Slackware, Homebrew, Alpine, Debian/Ubuntu, and Fedora. By July 2026, GitHub showed about 313 stars and 10 forks.
How it is used
Users run `wifitui` for an interactive keyboard-driven Wi-Fi browser, then filter, rescan, connect to visible or hidden networks, inspect known passphrases, or generate QR codes for sharing. Automation users can skip the TUI and call subcommands such as `list`, `show`, `connect`, and `radio`.
Why package nerds care
The package is interesting because it sits at the intersection of modern Go TUIs, Linux desktop networking, and D-Bus-backed system tooling. Its value is less historical age and more the attempt to make Wi-Fi management pleasant in terminal-only or keyboard-heavy environments.
Timeline
- 2025-08-22: GitHub repository created.
- 2025-09-02: Upstream packaging issue opened to track distribution publication.
- 2026-04-10: v0.13.0 released with improved iwd backend support and backend fallback work.
Related projects
- The README explicitly compares wifitui with `nmtui` and `impala`, and acknowledges Bubble Tea as the TUI framework powering the interface.
Sources
- https://api.github.com/repos/shazow/wifitui - GitHub repository creation and adoption counters
- https://github.com/shazow/wifitui - upstream README and repository overview
- https://github.com/shazow/wifitui/issues/48 - upstream packaging tracking issue
- https://github.com/shazow/wifitui/releases/tag/v0.13.0 - release notes for v0.13.0
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
wifitui | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.13.0
manager updated2026-07-25
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:wifitui |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.13.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/shazow/wifitui |
| Repository | https://github.com/shazow/wifitui |
| Last updated | 2026-07-25T22:40:21+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
wifitui
nix profile install nixpkgs#wifitui- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Wifitui
apk95%
wifitui 0.13.0-r0
Fast featureful friendly wifi terminal UI
https://github.com/shazow/wifitui
sudo apk add wifitui- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: wifitui
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Wifitui
apk95%
wifitui-doc 0.13.0-r0
Fast featureful friendly wifi terminal UI (documentation)
https://github.com/shazow/wifitui
sudo apk add wifitui-doc- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: wifitui
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Wifitui
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation